Only the Weak Care About Retaliation

"Damn it! Samehada: Chakra Devour!"

Hoshigaki Kisame's face turned livid as he let out a furious roar!

In an instant, Samehada expanded, countless spikes protruding from its surface like an enraged porcupine!

At the tail end of Samehada, a hideous, blood-red maw gaped wide open!

It did not look like a ninja sword at all.

Instead, it appeared more like a living creature!

Clang!

Samehada bit down on Hyuga Kagami's arm, but the next moment, the sound of metal clashing against metal rang out!

"Is this the extent of your ability?"

Hyuga Kagami's expression was mocking, as if he were looking at a clown. If the opponent could pierce his skin after he had coated his arm in the scales of his Azure Dragon Form, that would be the truly unreasonable thing!

"Impossible!"

"Samehada's bite doesn't just devour chakra; it can crush even steel!"

Hoshigaki Kisame was completely stunned; his entire worldview was being torn apart.

When he killed Suikazan Fuguki, he had believed he had become one of the strongest!

But upon seeing Hyuga Kagami, he felt as if... he had once again become that weak, lowly genin!

"Get lost!"

Hyuga Kagami reached out, grabbed Samehada firmly, and kicked Hoshigaki Kisame flying!

He stared at the massive Samehada, his eyes filled with satisfaction: "A ninja sword that can grow in size, self-heal, and devour chakra!"

"More importantly, it looks a lot like a mace!"

At first glance.

There was no difference between Samehada and a mace!

Hoshigaki Kisame spat blood, his eyes filled with rage and ferocity!

"Give Samehada back to me!"

"That is my ninja sword!"

Although he hadn't possessed Samehada for long, it had already become his most vital weapon!

"Samehada, attack him!"

He roared.

The next moment, the Samehada in Hyuga Kagami's hand suddenly erupted with spikes!

Each spike was a meter long!

It looked as if it intended to pierce Hyuga Kagami through completely!

But what made Hoshigaki Kisame's heart tremble with unease was that Hyuga Kagami's expression remained indifferent, and in his eyes... there even seemed to be a hint of anticipation!

"A ninja sword that betrays its master after tasting better chakra—try mine."

Hyuga Kagami's eyes brightened as he released a trickle of pure chakra!

It contained the terrifying life force of the Sage Body, as well as the power of lightning, water, fire, and wind from the Azure Dragon Fruit!

Hum!

Samehada trembled and spasmed uncontrollably, like a drug addict getting a fix!

It opened its mouth wide in satisfaction and pleasure!

It was as if... it had been completely fulfilled!

"Sizzle, sizzle!"

Samehada retracted its spikes and became incredibly docile. The rope on its hilt wrapped gently around Hyuga Kagami's arm, as obedient as a loyal dog!

As far as ninja swords were concerned, there was no such thing as loyalty.

There was only loyalty to the strong!

And Hyuga Kagami was confident he could maintain Absolute Control over this blade!

He held Samehada, pointed it at Hoshigaki Kisame, and the corners of his mouth curled upward: "From now on, Samehada belongs to me!"

Hoshigaki Kisame's face turned the color of liver, his expression so dark it looked as if it might bleed!

Samehada was the ninja sword best suited for him!

Not only had he failed to gain any advantage in this battle, but he had even lost his sword!

"This is the Mist Village! Put Samehada down, and you might still have a chance to survive!"

Beside Elder Gen, a clan head's expression was grim.

At this moment, all the Mist ninja looked grim and desperate.

No one dared to step forward!

Hyuga Kagami cast a faint glance at him, then reached back to pull a spike from Samehada and, accompanied by a sonic boom, fired it off!

BOOM!

The spike carried his body along with it, pinning him to the wall a dozen meters away!

He was on the verge of death!

"So, you were one of those plotting against me, weren't you?"

Hyuga Kagami looked down from above, walking step by step toward Elder Gen. All the surrounding Mist Village ninja retreated in terror until the two stood face to face.

One stood with a spine as straight as a javelin, piercing the heavens!

The other was hunched and elderly, his wisdom as dark as ink!

"Elder Gen, now I want the Mist Village to give me an answer!"

Hyuga Kagami's eyes were cold: "Plotting against me comes with a price."

Elder Gen's murky eyes slowly closed, and he let out a sigh.

He regretted it!

At this moment, he truly regretted plotting against Hyuga Kagami; the price was one the Mist Village could hardly bear!

He couldn't help but look toward the Mizukage.

The Fourth Mizukage looked dejected, his eyes glazed and gray; there was no hope of relying on him at all.

"Our Mist Village... thanks Konoha for its help!"

Elder Gen's figure appeared somewhat desolate: "We voluntarily gift the ninja blade Samehada to you! This is the sincerity of our Mist Village."

"You can't do that, Elder Gen!"

The Mist Village ninja were stunned, their faces full of panic!

It was as if their own fathers had been killed!

"The ninja blades are the symbol of our Mist Village, the pride of our village; not a single one can be lost!"

"How can the Mist Village exist without its ninja blades!"

The crowd was filled with resistance!

The ninja blades were the symbol of the Mist Village.

They were its pride!

Without the ninja blades, could the Mist Village... still be called the Mist Village?

Hyuga Kagami's lips curled upward. He couldn't be bothered to pay attention to those blathering fools as a vortex condensed in the air: "Do you have any objections?"

BOOM!

Thunder exploded in the sky!

A lightning dragon rolled through the heavens!

It felt as if, in the next moment, it would descend with world-ending might.

All the Mist Village ninja were shocked; only then did they realize that the brutal monster before them wasn't negotiating with them at all!

It was... a naked threat!

"Our Mist Village has no objections."

Elder Gen sighed: "Thank you for helping us break the genjutsu on the Mizukage; this is our sincerity toward you."

His expression was grim.

It was a pity that the wielders of the other two great blades were not present; otherwise, if the three of them joined forces, they might not have been unable to defeat Hyuga Kagami!

But there were no "ifs."

Even if Samehada was taken now, as long as their Mist Village rose again, Samehada... would inevitably return!

"Then thank you, Elder Gen. However, me breaking the Mizukage's genjutsu is one matter, and you plotting against me is another. Do you really think you can settle both matters at once with just Samehada?"

Elder Gen's body stiffened abruptly.

The ninja from the other clans also looked at Hyuga Kagami in disbelief!

Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi were breaking out in cold sweat!

Good grief.

Is he really that badass?

The renowned Elder Gen had already conceded, and that still wasn't enough?

Hyuga Kagami stared at Elder Gen: "I require a formal apology from you all."

BOOM!

The minds of the Mist Village ninja couldn't help but buzz.

This was forcing Elder Gen to formally concede in front of everyone!

The ninja beside Elder Gen had just opened his mouth to speak, but was immediately stopped by Elder Gen.

He bowed slowly: "I apologize!"

The crowd was shocked!

Hyuga Kagami's lips curled upward as he said coldly: "It is fine for you to sacrifice yourself for the sake of your village. But plotting against me? Absolutely not. You are not worthy, the Mist Village is not worthy, and in the entire ninja world, no one is!"

"Alright, let's head back. We've been busy for so long, I'm hungry!"

Hyuga Kagami waved his hand and strode away without looking back!

After such a long battle, he was indeed feeling a bit hungry.

He left with such absolute decisiveness that everyone struggled to adapt to Hyuga Kagami's style of doing things.

It was simply too swift and ruthless!

"Kagami, is this... really going to work?"

Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi were both stunned!

They had come to gather intelligence, yet who would have thought Hyuga Kagami would go and snatch the village's ninja blades!

He even made Elder Gen apologize in public!

Furthermore, the Mist Village didn't even know yet that Hyuga Kagami was in possession of the Executioner's Blade and the Lightning Blade!

"The Mist Village must hate us to the bone by now. How could we possibly form an alliance?"

Kakashi gave a bitter smile.

Today had certainly been satisfying, and very gratifying!

But what followed... the Mist Village would surely harbor a grudge!

"Kakashi, only the weak worry about the retaliation of their enemies."

Hyuga Kagami's White Eyes were indifferent: "In the era of the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara, there was never any such thing as compromise!"

"Interests between ninja villages rely on strength, not so-called 'compromise'! Have you been lying low for so long that you've forgotten the glory of the past?"